FLOOR SESSION AGENDA - Regular Session: 9:00 a.m.

SB 382, as it passed the Senate, required, on or after January 1, 2026, a seller of a single-family residential property to deliver a specified disclosure statement to the prospective buyer regarding the electrical systems of the property.

The Assembly amendments add an exception to that requirement, and additionally require a seller of a single-family residential property to disclose, in writing, the existence of any state or local requirements relating to the future replacement of existing gas-powered appliances that are being transferred with the property, as specified.

Vote: 21. Substantial substantive change: yes.

SB 739, as it passed the Senate, amended the Charter Schools Act of 1992 to require all charter schools whose term expires on or before January 1, 2024, and June 30, 2027, to have their term extended by one additional year.

The Assembly amendments delete the above provisions and, instead, authorize the City of Elk Grove, with the approval of the city council, to utilize construction manager at-risk construction contracts for a zoo project, subject to certain requirements. The Assembly amendments also make legislative findings as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of Elk Grove and declare that the bill’s provisions would take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Vote: 27. Substantial substantive change: yes.

SB 863, as it passed the Senate, authorized the Legislature to specify that a constitutional amendment, bond measure, or other legislative measure submitted to the people will appear on the ballot at an election other than the first statewide election occurring at least 131 days after the adoption of the proposal by the Legislature if the election specified in the proposal would occur at least 131 days after adoption of the proposal by the Legislature.

The Assembly amendments instead authorize the Legislature to make the specification described above in the text of a measure that proposes an amendment or revision of the Constitution.

Vote: 21. Substantial substantive change: yes.

SB 583, as it passed the Senate, among other things, (1) established the Salton Sea Conservancy as a state agency within the Natural Resources Agency to undertake various activities related to the Salton Sea region, (2) required the conservancy to be governed by a board of directors composed of a designated membership, (3) set forth the powers, duties, and limitations of the board of directors and the conservancy, and (4) created the Salton Sea Conservancy Fund and made moneys in the fund available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for purposes of the conservancy.

The Assembly amendments, among other things, (1) revise the purposes of the conservancy, as specified, (2) revise the membership of the conservancy’s board of directors, as provided, (3) require the conservancy to be governed by a board of directors by January 1, 2026, (4) require the board of directors to prepare and adopt a strategic plan to achieve the goals of the conservancy, as provided, (5) revise certain powers and duties of the conservancy, and (6) make moneys in the Salton Sea Conservancy Fund, including authorized proceeds from the sale of bonds and allocations from the Salton Sea Lithium Fund, available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for purposes of the conservancy.

Vote: 21. Substantial substantive change: yes.

SB 357, as it passed the Senate, deleted existing law requiring physicians and surgeons to report disorders characterized by lapses of consciousness to local health officers, who in turn would provide that information to the Department of Motor Vehicles. SB 357, as it passed the Senate, instead authorized reporting by physicians and surgeons of medical conditions to the department and required the department to consult with organizations with specified expertise to guide this discretionary reporting process, until January 1, 2029, before reverting to clarified mandatory reporting. SB 357, as it passed the Senate, also required reporting from the department to the Legislature on the effect of discretionary reporting by January 1, 2027.

The Assembly amendments further revise the discretionary reporting requirements by including any condition severe enough to impair operation of a motor vehicle, creating mandatory reporting specifically for patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders, and delaying implementation of the discretionary reporting system until January 1, 2030, before reverting to the clarified mandatory reporting by physicians and surgeons on January 1, 2037. The Assembly amendments also delete the requirement that the department consult with organizations with certain expertise in guiding the discretionary reporting process, and do not require the department to report on the effects of discretionary reporting until January 1, 2035.

Vote: 21. Substantial substantive change: yes.

SB 981, as it passed the Senate, required a social media platform to provide a mechanism that is reasonably accessible to a natural person located within California to report digital identity theft, as defined, to the social media platform and required a social media platform to permanently block a reported instance of digital identity theft from being publicly viewable on the social media platform, as prescribed, and make reasonable efforts to remove and block unreported instances of digital identity theft from being publicly viewable on the social media platform.

The Assembly amendments replace the term “digital identity theft” with “sexually explicit digital identity theft.” The Assembly amendments instead require a social media platform to immediately remove a reported instance of sexually explicit digital identity theft from being publicly viewable on the social media platform, as prescribed, and delete the requirement described above to remove and block unreported instances of sexually explicit digital identity theft.

Vote: 21. Substantial substantive change: yes.

SB 1140, as it passed the Senate, required a public financing authority of an enhanced infrastructure financing district to, among other things, hold a meeting and 2 public hearings on a proposed infrastructure financing plan, as specified.

The Assembly amendments add legislative findings and declarations regarding the purpose of these provisions and make a technical change to correct a cross-reference in existing law. The Assembly amendments also double joint the bill with AB 1819 to avoid potential chaptering conflicts.

Vote: 21. Substantial substantive change: no.

SB 1379, as it passed the Senate, created an exception, until January 1, 2027, to the 960-hour limitation of employment within a calendar or fiscal year, as specified, for a retired member of the Public Employees’ Retirement System if the retired member is appointed by the Solano County Sheriff’s Office to perform a function or functions that are regularly performed by a deputy sheriff, evidence technician, or communications operator, if specified conditions are met.

The Assembly amendments, among other things, limit the aggregate number of appointments not subject to the 960-hour limitation described above to 20 appointments, require the appointment of a retired member subject to the exception to not be placed on the Solano County Board of Supervisors consent calendar, and require a fee to be paid to the system for each month the retired person works.

Vote: 27. Substantial substantive change: yes.